A Moment of Honesty
There are times when we just don’t have enough wisdom, strength or skill to know exactly what we are supposed to do. It may be with a project at work or you may be looking for work. It may be…
The Battle of the Black Wolf
As I am writing this, my wife, Pam, is in Juneau Alaska. She is there on a kayak trip with one of her best friends from college, Debbie, who is a professional kayak guide. We were both up there three…
Dim Reflections
There are times I read something and it just stops me. It is like something that flies out in the road in front of you that forces me to slam on the brakes. I often don’t know why the thought…
The Road to Nowhere
I heard a song the other day based on Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland where the Cheshire cat said to Alice, “If you don’t know where you are going any road will take you there”. The music was catchy, upbeat,…
Now That is Powerful!
The other day my son asked me, “Have you seen the new Dodge Challenger?” The sentence was short and the words were simple but the look on his face was pure wonder. It was the raw guttural response us men…
Why Don’t We Listen?
One of the great mysteries of life is the tendency of people not to listen to sound advice from people who know what is best. Adam and Eve received perfect advice from a perfect God but they refused to listen.…
Truth Burn
I just put Caleb on a plane to go back to college in the Midwest. He was out visiting for two weeks and it was one of his priorities to spend at least one day at the beach. It was…
Well, Well
“Do you want to get well?” (John 5:6) The first time I read this question, I was halted in my tracks. Jesus asked a man who had been physically debilitated for 38 years if he wanted to be whole and…
Fighting the Second Law
I have heard references to the Second Law of Thermodynamics throughout my adult years. It was commonly defined to me as “everything moves toward a state of decay.” Two things happened today that made me curious enough to look it…